Tuesday, November 4, 2014

What happened at the age of 13?

What happened at the age of 13?


The age of 13 is quite mysterious and remarkable as many of us must have experienced. Almost everyone can remember this particular age as a beginning of a chapter of Human Relationships and many a times the memories are so vivid that it appears the time has hardly passed by. Yet there are always few guys for whom the age is mysterious like a black-hole (obviously this is a Hyperbole), the guys are generally those who are running around 6 months to 1 yr ahead in terms of education.


 It is like a tradition these days that students join schools nearly a year ahead of their respective age. For such guys the age of 13 is really mysterious. In the remote areas of India and even in convent schools of remote areas there is a tradition of sitting arrangements, the boys to occupy half of the rows of one side and girls to occupy the other half of the other side. The Boys and the Girls are serious opponents of each other in all aspects and quite often it’s the girls who dominate the class in terms of education till the age of 13 at least. Girls generally occupy better ranks, and have a strong arrogance towards the boys. On the other hand Boys finds sabotage in relatively easier areas compared to studies. It is true that almost all the boys have few selected girls of interest and in remote areas there are hardly 2,3 in the same class. The situation is terrible for most of the guys as quite often these are the same girls to occupy better ranks in the class and often have a tremendous attitude inbuilt because of regular success. Guys do n number of things to impress these specific girls but most of the time all the attempts go in vain. Girls seem to be the toughest nut to crack, worlds says girls are more sensitive but these girls are so robust they cannot have any feelings!!  This is quite common statement among guys. Generally with this point of view one reaches the age of 13, and who knew what was in store for them for future.


After this age the situation changes dramatically, the girls who were the ardent competitors for boys suddenly show loss of attitude, ego and competitiveness, the animosity starts dissolving and boys are finally able to share their thoughts with their favorite respective girl. This is quite strange for the guy who has not reached 13 till that date. How did things change so dramatically? One can understand if one girl change her attitude towards boys, but when it happens to all of them it is quite strange from the point of view of younger guys in the same class. The question is bold and biology text does not give any specific answer. Some guys are able to catch the frequency of the changes in girls and soon one finds couples in the same class or even outside class.  For some this is unusual and often strange, for they say “I have not been able to get my match and yet many got them” the situation becomes hazardous when ones like become someone else’s match. There is indeed something in the air! Guys must have heard that after a certain age things will become easier, but before 13 all it appears is nonsense.


For few more years some guys keep on wandering to understand what has exactly happened in that particular age how did things change so dramatically at the age of 13 but what actually comes as an answer is the same old Biology text which guys never cared to understand at that age.